

Septims can be looted from dead enemies and in containers, lying around, obtained through completing quests (amount may depend on level), in satchels and knapsacks, laying around on tables, or on the floor, or by selling items, and can be stolen or pickpocketed. The in-game name of the item is actually Gold, though some characters, books, and anything else outside the game menus refer to them as Septims.

It is colloquially known as Drakes, due to the seal of Akatosh on the reverse side, which can be read in The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind.
